Joseph kornfeld



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPHKORNFELD, or NEw YORK, N. Y.

CAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,280, dated July 7,1896. Application filed May 25, 1896. Serial No. 592,942. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OSEPH KORNFELD, of

New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Caps, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of caps provided withmeans for ventilating the same, and has for its object to provide a capwhich will permit of more thorough ventilation than those heretoforeconstructed.

A further object of the invention isto provide a cap of the characterindicated which can be folded without injury thereto, to permit it to beplaced in the pocket or satchel.

The invention consists of a cap having strips of flexible perforatedmaterial interposed between the several sections of its body andextending from the lower edge of the body to the center thereof.

The invention further consists of a cap having its body formed of aplurality of sections of fibrous material, and having strips of fibrousnetting interposed between the said sections and extending from thelower edge of the body to the center thereof.

The invention also consists in the particular construction andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is an invertedperspective view, and Fig. 3 a view of the cap folded.

In the drawings, A is a cap of the kind known as golf, B the body, and Gthe visor thereof.

The body B of the cap is formed of a series of sections a, in thepresent instance six, of cloth or other suitable pliable material, andbetween the several sections and extending the whole length thereof Iinterpose strips 1) of perforated material, wherebya thoroughventilation of the cap is secured. The sections a are secured to theperforated strips 1), so as to space them apart about a quarter of aninch. The strips b are preferably formed of some perforated flexiblematerial, such as rice netting, or other fibrous netting, so as torender the cap light, and also to permit it to be compactly folded forconveniently placing it in the pocket or in a satchel. The strips 1) maybe of a length to extend only from the center of the body to the loweredge thereof, but I prefer to employ strips of sufii cient length toextend entirely across the body, the strips crossing each other at thecenter, as shown in the drawings. By employing continuous strips thesections of the cap are more firmly and securely united, and the capthereby rendered more durable.

The visor G will preferably be formed of some suitable soft pliablematerial, so as to permit the cap to be compactly folded.

The cap is provided with a sweat-band c. and it may be provided with alining, if desired.

A cap constructed as above described will afford thorough ventilation,is very light, and can be folded into a small compass.

While I have shown the improvement applied to a particular style of cap,yetI do not restrict myself to the same, for the invention is equallyapplicable to other styles or forms.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, a cap having its body formed of aplurality of sections, and strips of flexible perforated materialinterposed between the sections, said strips extending from the loweredge of the body to the center thereof, as set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a cap having its body formed of aseries of sections of fibrous material, and strips of fibrous nettinginterposed between the sections, said strips extending from the loweredge of the body to the center thereof, as specified.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a cap having its body formed of aseries of cloth sections, and strips of fibrous netting interposedbetween the sections, the said strips extending entirely across thebody, crossing each other at the center, as set forth.

JOSEPH KORNFELD. lVitnesses:

'lnno. G. HOS'IER, JAMES M. HENLEY.

